Question

Use the article excerpt to answer the question.

The author claimed the connection between bumblebee infections and proximity to apiaries was clearer for the deformed wing virus than the black queen cell virus.

What evidence from the text supports this analysis? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

Ten percent of bumblebees foraging close to apiaries were infected with deformed wing virus.
Ten percent of bumblebees foraging close to apiaries were infected with deformed wing virus.

Areas with denser flower patches near apiaries showed higher rates of deformed wing virus infection in bumblebees.
Areas with denser flower patches near apiaries showed higher rates of deformed wing virus infection in bumblebees.

No bumblebees foraging over a half mile away from apiaries were infected with deformed wing virus.
No bumblebees foraging over a half mile away from apiaries were infected with deformed wing virus.

More than ninety percent of bumblebees collected close to apiaries were infected with black queen cell virus.
More than ninety percent of bumblebees collected close to apiaries were infected with black queen cell virus.

Forty percent of bumblebees foraging in places with no honeybees were infected with black queen cell virus.

Answers

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The two correct answers that support the analysis regarding the connection between bumblebee infections and proximity to apiaries being clearer for the deformed wing virus than the black queen cell virus are:

1. Ten percent of bumblebees foraging close to apiaries were infected with deformed wing virus.
2. No bumblebees foraging over a half mile away from apiaries were infected with deformed wing virus.

These points indicate a clear relationship between the presence of the deformed wing virus and proximity to apiaries, in contrast to the black queen cell virus.